Rules of the road change over timeHonking suggested in old traffic rules

Joyce EdlefsenRexburg Standard Journal

ST. ANTHONY - Someday ordinances on the books for 2009 might appear archaic to folks who find them in old books - just as the rules from the 1920s discovered recently in an old audit report are amusing now.

A family member recently gave Fremont County Clerk Abbie Mace a booklet labeled "Financial Report Fremont County, Idaho" and dated from Jan. 10, 1899, to Jan. 10, 1907.

Mace said she was given the book because of her job with the county.

"Nobody else would think it was interesting," Mace said.

Some of the pages are gone, but it provides a snapshot of the finances back when Fremont County included Madison, Teton and Clark counties as well.

Mace also found a 4-inch-by-5-inch card inside the book. The card is titled "Traffic Rules for St. Anthony, Idaho," and includes this advice: "'Reckless Driving' Ordinance No. 263 governs your driving. Be careful."

And here are the rules:

When moving keep near right hand curb; when you stop, park your car. Always park your car, right front wheel to curb at a 45-degree angle.